Pokémon Colosseum (GameCube)

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Description

Pokémon Colosseum for the Nintendo GameCube is a follow-up to the popular Pokémon Stadium series on the N64. Connect your Game Boy Advance to your GameCube in order to battle with over 200 detailed 3D versions of Pokémon from the Ruby and Sapphire GBA games. As well as uploading characters into Colosseum, players are able to load exclusive Pokémon from the GameCube game and take them on the go with the Game Boy Advance. In addition to the tournament battle mode, Colosseum boasts a full adventure mode with a storyline. In this mode, players follow the trail of a mysterious organization that has been turning Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon.

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Alternate Titles

• "ポケモンコロシアム" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: GameCube
• Gameplay feature: Importable characters
• Gameplay feature: Monster capture / training
• Games made into comics
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• Pokémon Stadium series
• Pokémon universe

User Reviews

Putting on a dark coat of paint on the same old game	Lawnmower Man (149)
A very watered-down Pokemon game.	Jungle Jim (306)

Critic Reviews

N-Zone	Feb 24, 2004	90 out of 100	90
Netjak	Apr 06, 2004	8.6 out of 10	86
Impulse Gamer	2004	8 out of 10	80
JeuxActu	Jun 09, 2004	15 out of 20	75
GameSpot	Mar 22, 2004	7.3 out of 10	73
Jeuxvideo.com	May 06, 2004	14 out of 20	70
Kombo.com	Mar 24, 2004	7 out of 10	70
GamePro (US)	Apr 21, 2004	3.5 out of 5	70
Games TM	Apr 22, 2004	6 out of 10	60
Gameplanet	Jul 06, 2004		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
New game group needed	1	Lampbane (5378) Jan 06, 2009

Trivia

Pre-Order Bonus Disc

In the United States, Canada, and Japan, pre-ordered copies of the game came with an exclusive bonus disc. In addition to game and movie previews, the disc contained one or more Pokémon that could be downloaded to Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, depending on region. The Japanese disc contained Pikachu and Celebi, while the US and Canadian disc contained Jirachi.

Only participating stores carried the pre-order release with the bonus disc. In the United States, these were Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Electronics Boutique, GameStop, Game Crazy, Kay Bee, Toys 'R' Us, Kmart, Media Play, and Fred Meyer. The participating stores in Canada were Toys 'R' Us, Future Shop, Best Buy, Microplay, and Electronics Boutique.

E-Reader Shadow Pokémon

In Japan, a set of E-Cards was released with Pokémon Colosseum compatibility, allowing players to challenge special trainers in Phenac Colosseum. Scanning all 24 of these cards and defeating all the associated trainers would grant access to a bonus Shadow Pokémon depending on the chosen difficulty for these trainer battles. Three Shadow Pokémon were granted in total, those being Togepi, Mareep, and Scizor.

Related Web Sites

• Pokémon Colosseum (Official European Site)